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Title
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Coreon, Hatvn Chasqvi, Churo Chasque
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Description
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This image depicts an indigenous messenger boy in Spanish colonial Peru. The messengers were responsible for being royal couriers and delivering mail to the king’s offices around the kingdom. He is illustrated standing in the centre of the image blowing through a horn as he holds a letter in his left hand. There is a bag strapped to his wrist and he is also holding a ceremonial staff in his hand. There is a rosary around his neck, and he is wearing a headpiece that has a cross and a flag on it. There is a dog running alongside the messenger who is labelled as, perro de ayuda [help dog]. The letter that the messenger is holding reads, despacho a su magestad deste rreyno [dispatch to his majesty of this kingdom].
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Image Creator
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Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala (Illustrator)
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Identifier
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mta:23735
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Source Name
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El primer nueva corónica y buen gobierno [The First New Chronicle and Good Government]
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Image
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mta_23735_OBJ.jpg
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Subject
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Government
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Native Officials
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Messenger
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Post Boy
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Indigenous Peoples
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Colonialism
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Colonization